Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland
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| Directed by | Ari Sandel |
| Produced by | Peter Billingsley John Isbell John M. Pisani Sandra J. Smith Victoria Vaughn Vince Vaughn |
| Starring | Ahmed Ahmed Sean Fitzgerald Peter Billingsley John Caparulo Bret Ernst Justin Long Sebastian Maniscalco Keir O'Donnell Vince Vaughn |
| Edited by | Jim Kelly Dan Lebental |
| Music by | John O'Brien |
| Distributed by | Picturehouse |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $603,894[1] |
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland is a comedy documentary film directed by Ari Sandel and follows the 30-day comedy tour of several stand up comedians. It premiered September 8, 2006, at the Toronto International Film Festival. It opened in wide release in the United States on February 8, 2008.
Synopsis
The documentary follows the month-long live comedy variety tour of
Cast
- Ahmed Ahmed
- Peter Billingsley
- John Caparulo
- Jon Favreau
- Justin Long
- Sebastian Maniscalco
- Keir O'Donnell
- Vince Vaughn
Production
Vince Vaughn produced the film, along with his friend Peter Billingsley. The two had met in 1990 while making an episode of
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of June 2020[update], the film holds a 59% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 88 reviews with an average rating of 6.03/10, with the consensus that the film "has some entertaining moments, but is a mostly hit-and-miss documentary."[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 51 out of 100, based on 24 reviews.[3]
Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote "It's a funny comedy, and sometimes an even better drama" and called it a "nice companion piece" to the 2002 film Comedian. Hartlaub said "The comics all have their good and bad moments, but John Caparulo is arguably the most hilarious both on- and offstage" and "the movie is best when Vaughn plays off his own pop culture stature." Hartlaub also wrote that "director Ari Sandel paces the film well."[4]
Stephen Holden of The New York Times described the film as "more of a backstage documentary" than a concert film. Holden wrote the film "includes some moderately funny snippets of actual performances" but "we never see a complete performance or even a quarter of one." Holden called it "among the tamest tours ever filmed." Holden wrote that the tour was re-routed because it came after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Holden wrote "In the most revealing scene Mr. Vaughn and his crew visit an Alabama trailer camp to give free tickets to the residents, many of them New Orleans evacuees who lost everything."[5]
Box office
The film opened in wide release in the United States on February 8, 2008, and grossed $464,170 in 962 theaters that weekend, averaging $483 per theater.[6] The film grossed a total of $603,894 after three weeks in theaters.[1] It has often been considered a box office bomb.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - From Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Peter Hartlaub (2008-02-08). "Review: 'Wild West' tour has plenty of drama". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Stephen Holden (2008-02-08). "Sharpshooters of Comedy Hit the Road (Duck!)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - From Hollywood to the Heartland (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
